August 8, 2017: San Francisco Treat

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It’s certainly not a bowl of Froot Loops, but that’s what I was enjoying as I committed to staying up and watching this first game of the road trip in its entirety in San Francisco on Monday night.  I was dozing the hour leading up to the start of the game, as I watched Star Wars with my son.  Now, a couple hours later, I was raiding his cereal, as I moved from the bedroom to the living room.

We already got a treat early in this one.  You don’t see an inside the park home run everyday.  Baez crushed one opposite field to the deepest part of the ball park.  He thought he got it.  He pimped it…for a couple seconds.  Then he thought I’d better run, and after he saw the ball bound away from the right fielder, he absolutely kicked it in another gear.  He accelerated around second and flew around third, sliding in just ahead of the tag.  That was exciting; that gave the Cubs an early 2-0 lead.

Jon Jay had a good game too, scoring the next 2 runs if I’m not mistaken.  He also batted leadoff; is he the answer there?  I like Almora a lot.  To me, he was the main person that made me feel OK about Fowler walking.  He’s not played that much… yet, and he doesn’t really seem like a good leadoff hitter.  I guess that’s been a struggle all year long now that I think about it.  We know about Schwarby.  Rizzo couldn’t stay there.  Heyward has been better this year, but lead off?  Zobrist?  That brings us back to Jay.  He’s that older guy, who’s been around, who plays solid defense, and has been the Cub with the highest batting average all year.  With Willson settling in at the 4 spot, Rizzo and Bryant locking down 3 and 2 respectively, maybe Jay is our go to guy at 1.  I’m OK with that.  I think he’s earned the chance at the very least.
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And no, I didn’t make it through the whole game.  I know someone was brought in for Jake, but I can’t recall who; I’d have to look it up.  When I got up at 3 in the morning, with the lights on, and TV off on power save mode, I checked my phone really quick, to make sure the Cubs didn’t blow another one.  The bullpen has been good all year, but shaky lately.  Wade has been lock down… perfect… but has tempted fate a few times.  They held on; 5-3 was the final, and with the Brewers loss, go back up 1.5 games in the Central at 7 games over 500.

Next up, Quintana on the mound.  I’m looking forward to the game and trying to zone in again… trying to stay up for the whole thing.  The Froot Loops bought me another inning maybe; what will be the go-to tonight?  No sense to drink a beer; that’ll put me to sleep.  Maybe late night exercise?  What a novel idea… exercise that is.  I’m finally feeling close to 100% physically; let’s try to hurt myself again!  Until next time… Go Cubs!

  1. MK

    Baez flew around the bases after trotting out of the box thinking it was gone. The inside-the-park home run has to be one of the most exciting plays in baseball. What else could match that? A triple play? A grand slam? A steal of home? Something else? The Cubs headed west to sf and got the best of them in the first game. Arrieta pitched well enough for the W and WD71 locked down another one to stay perfect. How good has he been even with some shakiness at times! Jay makes sense at leadoff. For me, it’s either him or Zorilla. Still waiting for him to snap out of his season long slump. As the Cubs move up to 1.5 lead in the nl central, there are still questions to be answered. Last year at this time, there was never a doubt. This year, questions remain about leadoff, bullpen, and when the big boys will play like they need to. The Cubs gave us a treat the ultimate treat last year in winning the World Series. Can they get there and do it again this year? More questions with little answers.
    GO CUBS GO!!!

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